Ability for stupendous toil is lodged in every human spirit, a grand gift from the God of nature; but only the persevering worker knows what this latent power is able to achieve.

The practice of perseverance is the discipline of the noblest virtues. To run well, we must run to the end. It is not the fighting but the' conquering that gives a hero his title to renown.

Those who do the least themselves are always the severest critics upon the noble achievements of others.

True emotions and sincere words never perish. The great heart of humanity gladly receives and embalms every true utterance of the humblest of its offspring.

The advent of truth, like the dawn of day, agitates the elements, while it disperses the gloom.

He is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own.

Perseverance is the master impulse of the firmest souls, the discipline of the noblest virtues, and the guaranty of acquisitions the most invigorating in their use and inestimable in their worth.

While the censorious man is most severe in judging others, he is invariably the most ready to repel any animadversions made upon himself...

Language the most forcible proceeds from the man who is most sincere. The way to speak with power, or to write words that pierce mankind to the quick, is to speak and write honestly.

The period of youth is the glory of nature, and the healthful development of all the resources of strength deposited in our nature is the glory of youth.

Lying is sometimes acted, insinuated, or implied, in a manner as injurious and shameful as when the falsehood is spoken outright.

Transformation begins in the darkness of your unconscious with the notion of something you can become.

Strange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than those who are most content.

Understanding both the power of compound interest and the difficulty of getting it is the heart and soul of understanding a lot of things.

Living by the beach means feeling guilty about never going to the beach.

Don’t think about it. Do it. Don’t talk about it. Do it.

I don't want anyone to follow me on Twitter if they're looking for anything interesting or mature.

Every element of our own self-reliance must be put to death by the power of God.

My punches are just as hard in Chicago as in New York.

Your number one skill as a leader is the ability to influence

The mark of a good party is that you wake up the next morning wanting to change your name and start a new life in a different city.